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$49.56 -0.17 (-0.34%)
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FR vs. EGP, STAG, TRNO, PLD, SBAC, WY, MAA, ESS, SUI, and AMH

Should you be buying First Industrial Realty Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Industrial Realty Trust include EastGroup Properties (EGP), STAG Industrial (STAG), Terreno Realty (TRNO), Prologis (PLD), SBA Communications (SBAC), Weyerhaeuser (WY), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Sun Communities (SUI), and American Homes 4 Rent (AMH).

First Industrial Realty Trust vs.

First Industrial Realty Trust (NYSE:FR) and EastGroup Properties (NYSE:EGP) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends.

First Industrial Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. EastGroup Properties pays an annual dividend of $5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. First Industrial Realty Trust pays out 88.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. EastGroup Properties pays out 122.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. First Industrial Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years and EastGroup Properties has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. First Industrial Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

99.8% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of EastGroup Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of EastGroup Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

First Industrial Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than EastGroup Properties. First Industrial Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EastGroup Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First Industrial Realty Trust$684.44M9.62$287.55M$2.0224.63
EastGroup Properties$660.46M13.55$227.75M$4.5737.29

First Industrial Realty Trust currently has a consensus target price of $56.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.56%. EastGroup Properties has a consensus target price of $186.60, indicating a potential upside of 9.49%. Given First Industrial Realty Trust's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Industrial Realty Trust is more favorable than EastGroup Properties.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
First Industrial Realty Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.54
EastGroup Properties
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

First Industrial Realty Trust has a net margin of 42.94% compared to EastGroup Properties' net margin of 35.57%. First Industrial Realty Trust's return on equity of 10.64% beat EastGroup Properties' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Industrial Realty Trust42.94% 10.64% 5.51%
EastGroup Properties 35.57%7.89%4.76%

EastGroup Properties received 34 more outperform votes than First Industrial Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.01% of users gave First Industrial Realty Trust an outperform vote while only 57.20% of users gave EastGroup Properties an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
First Industrial Realty TrustOutperform Votes
431
58.01%
Underperform Votes
312
41.99%
EastGroup PropertiesOutperform Votes
465
57.20%
Underperform Votes
348
42.80%

In the previous week, EastGroup Properties had 2 more articles in the media than First Industrial Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for EastGroup Properties and 13 mentions for First Industrial Realty Trust. First Industrial Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat EastGroup Properties' score of 1.19 indicating that First Industrial Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
First Industrial Realty Trust
12 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
EastGroup Properties
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

First Industrial Realty Trust has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EastGroup Properties has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

First Industrial Realty Trust beats EastGroup Properties on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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FR vs. The Competition

MetricFirst Industrial Realty TrustReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$6.59B$7.00B$11.56B$19.45B
Dividend Yield3.67%6.97%5.54%3.90%
P/E Ratio22.8262.2622.6434.73
Price / Sales9.628.4826.5941.78
Price / Cash15.7917.3217.6217.51
Price / Book2.401.682.804.74
Net Income$287.55M$177.71M$1.03B$1.02B
7 Day Performance3.38%4.76%1.15%1.52%
1 Month Performance4.55%3.52%4.16%5.32%
1 Year Performance6.81%5.31%539.70%6.34%

First Industrial Realty Trust Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FR
First Industrial Realty Trust
4.8626 of 5 stars
$49.56
-0.3%
$56.00
+13.0%
+8.4%$6.56B$684.44M22.73160Positive News
EGP
EastGroup Properties
4.06 of 5 stars
$164.69
-0.8%
$186.60
+13.3%
+7.3%$8.65B$660.46M35.4290Positive News
STAG
STAG Industrial
3.9546 of 5 stars
$34.09
-0.5%
$39.63
+16.2%
+4.8%$6.36B$785.42M32.7890Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Short Interest ↑
TRNO
Terreno Realty
2.2172 of 5 stars
$55.12
-0.8%
$65.36
+18.6%
+2.6%$5.69B$408.01M28.7140Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
PLD
Prologis
4.6278 of 5 stars
$104.13
-0.9%
$120.42
+15.7%
+4.0%$96.62B$8.38B26.032,470Positive News
Short Interest ↑
SBAC
SBA Communications
4.8277 of 5 stars
$229.52
+0.5%
$253.43
+10.4%
+23.5%$24.66B$2.69B36.201,830Positive News
WY
Weyerhaeuser
4.169 of 5 stars
$25.22
-0.1%
$33.75
+33.8%
-11.3%$18.29B$7.09B45.869,260
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
3.8838 of 5 stars
$152.73
-1.1%
$169.50
+11.0%
+20.8%$17.88B$2.20B34.092,390Analyst Upgrade
ESS
Essex Property Trust
4.6343 of 5 stars
$269.80
-1.4%
$311.78
+15.6%
+11.5%$17.37B$1.81B23.381,770Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
SUI
Sun Communities
4.2956 of 5 stars
$119.95
+0.8%
$138.70
+15.6%
+5.9%$15.31B$3.20B64.497,590Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
AMH
American Homes 4 Rent
4.2163 of 5 stars
$37.66
+0.1%
$40.89
+8.6%
+5.6%$13.94B$1.76B34.871,790Positive News

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